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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Dibble Place (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dibble Place. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Dibble Place ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Dibble Place: Dibble Pl. (or less commonly used: Dibble Plc.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Dibble Place is located in Modoc County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Modoc County: Lassen, Shasta, Siskiyou, Washoe (NV), Klamath (OR) & Lake (OR).

Below are the counties that are near Dibble Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dibble Place:

  • Modoc County     (The home county of Dibble Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dibble Place, with the one closest to Dibble Place listed first.
    • Adin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lookout
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Canby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lookout Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lookout Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
      • Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
    • Likely
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • McArthur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Modoc County
    • Alturas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas
      • Alturas is located in Modoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,542 people
      • Former name for Alturas:
      • Dorrisville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alturas <1>
    • Cantrall Mill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cantrall Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall Mill
      • Cantrall Mill is located in Modoc County
  • Lassen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dibble Place, with the one closest to Dibble Place listed first.
    • Pumpkin Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bieber
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
      • Bieber is located in Lassen County
    • Nubieber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Madeline
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
      • Pittville is located in Lassen County
  • Shasta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dibble Place, with the one closest to Dibble Place listed first.
    • McArthur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fall River Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dibble Place, see our County-by-County Page for Dibble Place.

Cemeteries Near Dibble Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dibble Place.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dibble Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dibble Place, with the one closest to Dibble Place listed first.

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Adin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240055 <4>
  • Adin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Adin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7831 <4>
  • Ash Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Valley Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ash Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182397 <4>
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lookout Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Canby Pioneer Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canby Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Canby Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canby Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the north of Canby.
    • The Canby Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canby Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305845 <4>
  • Indian Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Centerville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540241 <4>
  • ISOT Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ISOT Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the ISOT Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Canby.
    • The ISOT Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • In Search of Truth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2550853 <4>
  • Likely Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Likely Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Likely Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Likely.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8111 <4>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Madeline Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madeline Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Madeline Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • The Madeline Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Madaline Cemetery
      • Madeleine Cemetery
      • Madieline Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237969 <4>
    • Day Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Day Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463464 <4>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Dibble Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dibble Place.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dibble Place, with the one closest to Dibble Place listed first.

  • Adin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bieber
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
    • Bieber is located in Lassen County
  • Hayden Hill ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Hill
    • Hayden Hill is located in Lassen County
  • Lookout
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Canby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Likely
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Madeline
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
    • Pittville is located in Lassen County
  • Alturas
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas
    • Alturas is located in Modoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,542 people
    • Former name for Alturas:
    • Dorrisville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alturas <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dibble Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dibble Place.

Newspapers Published in Dibble Place ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dibble Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dibble Place, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dibble Place.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dibble Place:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dibble Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dibble Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dibble Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1893, Longitude: -120.8969       In this case, the coordinates for Dibble Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dibble Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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